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Owner’s Manual
Covering and Models
Keep instructions for future reference.
Keep this manual and your sales receipt together in a safe place
in case warranty service is required.
Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................2
Important Safety Information...............................................................3
Installing Your Refrigerator.............................................................
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Thank you for buying an amana refrigerator! Please read this Owner's Manual thoroughly. This manual provides proper Asure™ extended maintenance information. Complete registration card and promptly return. If registration card is missing, see service plan contact information on the front cover of your manual. Amana offers long-term service Warranty service must be performed by an authorized servicer. Amana also protection for this new refrigerator. recommends contacting an authorized servicer if
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Important safety information RECOGNIZE SAFETY DANGER What you need to know SYMBOLS, WORDS, To reduce risk of injury or death, LABELS about safety follow basic precautions, including the following: instructions DANGER IMPORTANT: Child entrapment and DANGER – Immediate hazards which Warning and Important Safety suffocation are not problems of the WILL result in severe personal injury Instructions appearing in this manual are past. Junked or abandoned or death. not meant to cover all possible refr
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Installing your refrigerator These instructions were provided to aid Transporting your Selecting the best you in the installation of your refrigerator. refrigerator location Follow these tips when moving the Observe these points when choosing the Measuring the opening refrigerator to final location: final location for your refrigerator: When installing your refrigerator, please ➢ NEVER transport refrigerator on its ➢ DO NOT install refrigerator near reference chart below for clearance side. If a
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REMOVING FRONT- REMOVING FULL-LENGTH How to install and MOUNTED HANDLES EXTRUDED HANDLES 1. Remove bottom remove handles WARNING portion of handle For easier installation, some trim with a very To avoid possible injury and damage refrigerators may have been delivered small flat-blade to property, tape decorative panels with the handles off. Please see the screwdriver. (select models) securely into place interior of the fresh food section to before removing door handles. IMPORTANT: Wrap blade of
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Installing your refrigerator, cont. INSTALLING STANDARD INSTALLING FRONT- REMOVING FRONT- HANDLES MOUNTED HANDLES FOR MOUNTED HANDLES FOR 1 STAINLESS STEEL STAINLESS STEEL 1. Remove four ⁄4" hex nut screws from top and 1. Loosen lower door clip 1. Remove screw plug at 1 bottom of doors. on door with ⁄4" hex nut base of handle with a driver. very small flat-blade 2. Align door handles with 1 screwdriver. screw holes and insert ⁄4" 2. Locate predrilled hole at 1 hex nut screws removed in base of h
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1. Remove toe grille and bottom hinge 6. For dispensing models only: Removing the doors covers. Detach main wire connector harness and red wire harness. ➢ Open both doors 180 degrees, or and hinges as wide as possible to remove. ➢ To detach main wire harness, use Some installations require door removal a flat blade screwdriver or finger- to get refrigerator to final location. nail to press junction point between two connectors to WARNING release. To avoid severe personal injury or death, observ
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Installing your refrigerator, cont. INSTALLING PANELS REMOVING PANELS How to install and 1. Remove top trim screws with a 1. Remove top trim screws with a Phillips screwdriver and remove top Phillips screwdriver and remove top remove panels trim. trim. (SELECT MODELS) IMPORTANT: Tape tops of panels to WARNING door to prevent panels from falling. To avoid possible injury and damage to property, tape decorative panels (select models) securely into place when door handles are removed. 2. Slide hand
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4. Place end of copper tubing into water MATERIALS NEEDED How to connect the valve inlet port. Shape tubing slightly – 1 ➢ ⁄4" outer diameter flexible copper DO NOT KINK – so that tubing feeds tubing water supply straight into inlet port. 1 ➢ Shut-off valve (requires a ⁄4" hole to WARNING be drilled into water supply before valve attachment) To reduce the risk of injury or death, follow basic precautions, ➢ Adjustable wrench including the following: 1 ➢ ⁄4" hex nut driver ➢ Read all instruction
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Installing your refrigerator, cont. 4. Using a level, make sure front of MATERIALS NEEDED 1 1 How to level your refrigerator is ⁄4" (6 mm) or ⁄2 bubble 3 ➢ ⁄8" hex head driver higher than back of refrigerator. See refrigerator ➢ Level leveling step 3 for assistance. If your refrigerator requires an ice maker 5. If required, correct rocking of 1. Remove toe grille and bottom bracket water supply connection, refer to How to refrigerator by turning rear covers. Connect the Water Supply (page 9) adj
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Setting and maintaining proper temperatures This refrigerator is designed to operate adjusting the controls How to perform a at a household temperature of 55° to 100° F (13° to 43° C). After 24 hours from adding food, you temperature test may decide that one or both MATERIALS NEEDED compartments should be colder or warmer. Follow the instructions below ➢ 2 thermometers measuring -5° to initial temperature for proper temperature adjustment. 50° F (-21° to 10° C) settings NOTE: ➢ 2 drinking glass
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About your water filter... INITIAL INSTALL OF WHEN DO I CHANGE THE Water filter removal and WATER FILTER WATER FILTER? 1. Remove blue bypass cap and retain The filter should be changed installation for later use. approximately every 6 months. WARNING IMPORTANT: Condition of water and To avoid serious illness or death, do amount used determines life span of not use refrigerator where water is water filter cartridge. If water use is unsafe or of unknown quality without high, or if water is of poor
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Water filter data SYSTEM SPECIFICATION AND GENERAL USE PERFORMANCE DATA SHEET CONDITIONS REFRIGERATOR WATER FILTER Read this Performance Data Sheet and compare the capabilities of this CARTRIDGE MODEL WF50 refrigerator with your actual water Specifications treatment needs. Service Flow Rate (maximum)...............................................0.75 GPM (2.83 L/min) Rated Service Life WF50-NI300 (maximum) .........................300 gallons/1135 liters DO NOT use this product where water Rated
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Fresh food features SIDEGLIDE™ SHELVES Interior shelves Door storage (SELECT MODELS) SideGlide™ Shelves hook onto a rear CAUTION BEVERAGE CHILLER™/ double-crossbar assembly. Shelves may MINI CHILLER™ To avoid personal injury or property be aligned side by side to create a full damage, observe the following: (SELECT MODELS) width level surface, or if attached to separate crossbars, the shelves may The temperature-controlled Beverage ➢ Confirm shelf is secure before slide left or right to accommo
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DAIRY CENTER DOOR BUCKETS PRODUCE STORAGE TIPS The Dairy Center provides convenient Door Buckets adjust to meet individual Please observe the following rules when storage for items such as butter, yogurt, storage needs. storing produce in humidity-controlled cheese, etc. crisper drawers: ➢ To remove, slide bucket This compartment is an adjustable up and pull straight out. ➢ DO NOT wash produce before feature located in the door. It can be placing in crispers. Any additional ➢ To install, moved t
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Fresh food features, cont. DELI DRAWER Storage drawers Accessories The Deli Drawer provides a drawer with a variable temperature control that SNACK DRAWER GRIP PADS keeps the compartment colder than (SELECT MODELS) (SELECT MODELS) refrigerator temperature. The Snack Drawer The Grip Pads NOTE: Cold air directed to the drawer can be used for prevent objects from can lower refrigerator temperature. storage of sliding in the door bucket. Grip pads are Refrigerator control may need to be miscellaneou
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Freezer features QUICK CHILL ZONE™ Automatic ice maker Interior shelves Quick Chill Zone™ FIXED FREEZER SHELF shelf provides a space CAUTION for items to be chilled To remove and install To avoid property damage, observe or frozen quickly. clip-mounted the following: shelves: To remove: ➢ DO NOT force ice maker arm ➢ To remove, pull shelf from wall ➢ Lift Quick Chill Zone™ shelf from ice down or up. mounting clips and pull left side of bin rails and pull straight out. ➢ DO NOT place or store any
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Freezer features, cont. ICE STORAGE BIN TILT-OUT DOOR BUCKETS Door storage (SELECT MODELS) The Ice Storage Ice Storage Bin Bin is located below The Tilt-Out Bucket assembly consists ADJUSTABLE DOOR the automatic of a bucket and frame, providing BUCKETS dispensing ice adjustable, convenient storage for food maker. Door Buckets adjust to meet individual items in door. The bucket assembly tilts storage needs. forward for easy access of items, and lifts To remove and out for ease in cleaning and adj
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Dispenser features Dispenser light Removable tray Water dispenser A light activates within the dispenser The Removable Tray at the bottom of operation area at full power when dispensing ice the dispenser area is designed to collect or water. small spills and may be easily removed CAUTION for cleaning and emptying purposes. To avoid personal injury or IMPORTANT: Removable tray does not property damage, observe the drain. Continuous water running into tray Dispenser pad following: will cause tray
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Dispenser features, cont. control features NOTE: These directions pertain to 5-button and 3-button controls only. If your unit has LCD controls, please refer to the information booklet located in your literature packet. ICE DISPENSER FILTER STATUS SABBATH MODE OPERATION INDICATOR LIGHT (SELECT MODELS) (SELECT MODELS) To dispense ice: This mode is intended to deactivate power to the LED and dispenser lights, The filter status indicator light ➢ Select CUBED or CRUSHED ice while allowing the contr
